Nigeria's First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan on
Wednesday stressed the need for African first
ladies to support their husbands to enable them
to succeed in running affairs of state.
Jonathan made the call when she received the
wife of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Roman
Abneh at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
“We should not relent in our efforts at
supporting our spouses to make our continent
free of any form of violence.
“The challenges of terrorism, conflicts and war
have become global. We should work towards
supporting our husbands to achieve peace in
their various countries.
“I believe in dialogue because there is nothing
dialogue cannot achieve. Africa must develop
and we cannot afford these conflicts to take
over our continent.”
Jonathan appealed to her colleagues not to
relent in their efforts to attain peace on the
continent.
“It is high time for us as African first ladies to
take this peace initiative very seriously because
what affects one nation affects the other. If we
fail, we have failed our region, continent and
the world.
“Nigerian woman have been praying, organising
rallies and campaigning for peace in our country
and we believe God will answer us.
“As mothers, we have the responsibility of
guiding our children to follow the right path.”
She lauded Abneh’s initiative towards the
empowerment and uplift of Ethiopian women
and girls especially in the areas of health and
education.
Jonathan pledged support to the fight against
cancer and HIV and AIDS in that country.
Earlier, Abneh who accompanied her husband
on a two-day official visit to Nigeria, described
Jonathan as a role model to the African first
ladies.
She commended Jonathan’s commitment and
dedication towards women empowerment and
attainment of peace in Africa.
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